Team Members:

Gerald B
Jessalyn G
James K
Gretchen B - Team Leader

Title: Pluto for Planet-hood!
Dabbleboard:
http://www.dabbleboard.com/draw?b=Guest489537&i=0&c=c2b264170e808eb21bfcb50d76d35daf0f326dfa
Type With Me:
http://www.typewith.me/uPaLCQx1EW
Pictures:
external image pluto.jpg
external image big1.jpg


Comparison Table:

Planet
Dwarf Planet
Does not cross the path of orbit of any other planet.
May cross another planet's orbit.
Has a spherical shape due to it's stable gravity.
May not be spherical in shape.
Must be the largest and most dominant object in it's “neighborhood.”
Often is not the most dominant or largest object in it's “neighborhood.”


Citations:

Pictures:


Pluto got the boot.” one digitallife. Wordpress, n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. http://www.onedigitallife.com/2006/08/24/pluto-got-the-boot/>.

Space-screensavers.com. Maximaster, 2008. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. <http://www.space-screensavers.com/planet-pluto.html>.



Other:


"History of Pluto." SpaceStationInfo. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. <http://www.spacestationinfo.com/pluto.htm>.


Philips, Tony, Amelia. Much Ado about Pluto. N.p., 4 Sept. 2006. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. http://plutopetition.com/unplanet.php.

"Pluto got the boot." one digital life. WordPress , n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. http://www.onedigitallife.com/2006/08/24/pluto-got-the-boot/.


"The Planets (plus the Dwarf Planet Pluto)." Zoom Astronomy. EnchantedLearning.com, 1998-2010. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. <http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/>.